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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
abroad
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From this reading It belongs to a branch of the Plaster family, who are abroad this winter and have sublet it.
accept
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
all
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From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The box is an excellent one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
apartment-house
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
appearance
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It belongs to a branch of the Plaster family, who are abroad this winter and have sublet it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
asked
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
belongs
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From this reading It belongs to a branch of the Plaster family, who are abroad this winter and have sublet it.
bit
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From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
Box
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From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
branch
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From this reading It belongs to a branch of the Plaster family, who are abroad this winter and have sublet it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
chairs
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From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
course
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
enjoyable
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
even
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From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
evening
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
excellent
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From this reading The box is an excellent one.
extra
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From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
family
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From this reading It belongs to a branch of the Plaster family, who are abroad this winter and have sublet it.
first
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
frank
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
friends
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From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
full
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From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
got
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From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
grand
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
Harlem
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
help
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From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The box is an excellent one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
just
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
matinées
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From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
Metropolitan
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From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
most
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
Mrs
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From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
New
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From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
night
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From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
odd
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From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The box is an excellent one.
Opera
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From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
Ophelia
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
Plaster
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From this reading It belongs to a branch of the Plaster family, who are abroad this winter and have sublet it.
Radigan
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
Radigans
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From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
seemed
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From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
sold
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From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
sublet
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From this reading It belongs to a branch of the Plaster family, who are abroad this winter and have sublet it.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
third
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From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It belongs to a branch of the Plaster family, who are abroad this winter and have sublet it.
Thursday
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From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
Tuesdays
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From this reading _In the New Box at the Opera_ The Radigans have a box at the Metropolitan on even Tuesdays, odd matinées, and every third Thursday.
two
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From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They asked me to support them on their first appearance in grand opera, and as I had just sold Radigan a Harlem apartment-house, the Ophelia, of course I had to accept, and, to be frank, it was a most enjoyable evening.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was a bit full that night, as Mrs. Radigan seemed to have asked most of her friends, but by the help of two extra chairs we all got in.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It belongs to a branch of the Plaster family, who are abroad this winter and have sublet it.
winter
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From this reading It belongs to a branch of the Plaster family, who are abroad this winter and have sublet it.
